On the very surface on which his sparkling legacy was founded, World No. 1 Rafael Nadal has today recorded the 900th singles match win of his career. The Spaniard, who turned professional in 2001 and continues his quest for a remarkable 11th Roland Garros title this week, is the fifth player in the past 50 years to attain the milestone. By recording his 83rd clay-court victory in an astonishing 85 matches at the Grand Slam championship, over Germany’s Maximilian Marterer in the fourth round, Nadal has followed in the footsteps of Jimmy Connors (1,056), Roger Federer (1,149), Ivan Lendl (1,068) and Guillermo Vilas (949). Federer also hit 900 match wins at Roland Garros, with a fourth-round win (d. Simon in...
At 1-6, 2-6, 4-5 down, Diego Schwartzman could be forgiven for thinking it might not be his day on Monday at Roland Garros. But, instead, the Argentine was just getting started. The Rio Open presented by Claro titlist broke serve at 4-5 in both the third and fourth sets en route to a remarkable comeback, beating Kevin Anderson 1-6, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6(0), 6-2 to reach his first quarter-final at the clay-court Grand Slam championship. "It's definitely one of the most emotional matches that I can say I have played," said Schwartzman. Schwartzman, who had never previously come from two sets to love down, became the eighth Argentine to reach multiple Grand Slam quarter-finals in the Open Era after three hours...
Watch highlights as Novak Djokovic notches his 200th tour-level clay-court win to reach his 12th Roland Garros quarter-final. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Watch highlights as Alexander Zverev wins his third consecutive five-set match at Roland Garros to reach his maiden Grand Slam quarter-final. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Watch highlights as Dominic Thiem defeats Kei Nishikori in four sets to set up a blockbuster quarter-final against Alexander Zverev at Roland Garros. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour